Not trying to be provocative. I just genuinely don’t under why people who obsess over creating the best possible sonic experience in their homes—and are willing to spend a fortune on equipment to do so—don’t seem to care much at all about the appearance of the rooms that they’ll be spending so much time in. There are so many photos on here of dreary man caves with bad carpets and tacky furniture, many of them overstuffed with multiple sets of amps and speakers and giant cables snaking all over the floor. I love this subreddit and the passion people have for stereos and great-sounding music. I’m just a bit confused by why people who have so much aesthetic sophistication in one area seem to lack it another.
I enjoy and appreciate great design and decor. I don’t like pretentiousness. I get a little triggered and conflicted when i see some Eames chair trope ‘designer’ aesthetic on these sub’s…nice but yawn inducingly unimaginative and uninteresting. I also trigger when i see no attention or conceptual awareness of design/soul/aesthetic…i cant even watch porn if the sofa they fuck on is shit 😆. Style and taste are priceless. Decorating with style and taste costs money time and effort. I appreciate all of that when i see it. I love my wife’s edgy cool taste and aesthetic and how we work on design and decor together in the house over time. I also think its great to have your own space in a relationship both spiritually and physically. I call that my mancave. A 4x 5m wooden cabin in the garden. It’s deliberately different to my house. Its full of hifi, av, keepsakes, childishness and general mancrap. It’s an indulgent luxury but should not be at the expense of the wider family budget imo, so i keep it simple and cheap in terms of decor. It’s got an old ebay log burner now that i fitted, carpet tiles i got for free off my mum, fishtanks and lizards. Its for me. Not for anyone else. Anyone is welcome but it’s my place for my people. I tidy it when i have a hot date/cinema night with the Mrs and improve it as spare funds allow. I watch movies with the kids. I work from it most of the time. But i like that it can be untidy, messy, eclectic and interesting and very me, and i like that another more designer, public friendly and tidy me is expressed in our house or my shoes or my choice of car.